[EDLING:803] BUCLD 30 - Call for Papers

[Tamara Warhol]

>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> THE 30th ANNUAL BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
>
> NOVEMBER 4-6, 2005
>
> Keynote Speaker: Janet Werker (University of British Columbia)
> "Speech Perception and Language Acquisition: Comparing Monolingual and
> Bilingual Infants"
>
> Plenary Speaker: Harald Clahsen (University of Essex)
> "Grammatical Processing in First and Second Language Learners"
>
> Lunch Symposium: Jeff Elman (University of California at San Diego),
> LouAnn Gerken (University of Arizona) and Mark Johnson (Brown
> University)
> "Statistical Learning in Language Development: What is it, What is its
> Potential, and What are its Limitations?"
>
>
>
> ***********************************
>
> All topics in the fields of first and second language acquisition from
> all theoretical perspectives will be fully considered, including:
>
> Bilingualism
> Cognition & Language
> Creoles & Pidgins
> Discourse
> Exceptional Language
> Input & Interaction
> Language Disorders
> Linguistic Theory (Syntax, Semantics, Phonology, Morphology, Lexicon)
> Literacy & Narrative
> Neurolinguistics
> Pragmatics
> Pre-linguistic Development
> Signed Languages
> Sociolinguistics
> Speech Perception & Production
>
> Presentations will be 20 minutes long followed by a 10-minute question
> period. Posters will be on display for a full day with two attended
> sessions during the day.
>
> ***********************************
>
> ABSTRACT FORMAT AND CONTENT
>
> Abstracts submitted must represent original, unpublished research.
>
> Abstracts should be anonymous, clearly titled and no more than 450
> words in length. They should also fit on one page, with an optional
> second page for references or figures if required. Abstracts longer
> than 450 words will be rejected without being evaluated. Please note
> the word count at the bottom of the abstract. Note that words counts
> need not include the abstract title or the list of references. A
> suggested format and style for abstracts is available at the
> conference website:
> http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/template.html
>
> All abstracts must be submitted as PDF documents. Specific
> instructions for how to create PDF documents are available at the
> website: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/pdfinfo.html
>
> If you encounter a problem creating a PDF file, please contact us for
> further assistance.
>
> Please use the first author's last name as the file name (eg.
> Smith.pdf). No author information should appear anywhere in the
> contents of the PDF file itself.
>
> ***********************************
>
> SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
>
> Electronic submission: To facilitate the abstract submission process,
> abstracts will be submitted using the form available at the conference
> website: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/abstract.htm
>
> Specific instructions for abstract submission are available on this
> website.
>
> Abstracts will be accepted between March 15 and May 15.
>
> Contact information for each author must be submitted via webform. No
> author information should appear anywhere in the abstract PDF.
>
> At the time of submission you will be asked whether you would like
> your abstract to be considered for a poster, a paper, or both.
>
> Although each author may submit as many abstracts as desired, we will
> accept for presentation by each author: (a) a maximum of 1 first
> authored paper/poster, and (b) a maximum of 2 papers/posters in any
> authorship status. Note that no changes in authorship (including
> deleting an author or changing author order) will be possible after
> the review process is completed.
>
> DEADLINE: All submissions must be received by 8:00 PM EST, May 15,
> 2005.
>
> Late abstracts will not be considered, whatever the reason for the
> delay.
>
> We regret that we cannot accept abstract submissions by fax or email.
> Submissions via surface mail will only be accepted in special
> circumstances, on a case by case basis.
>
> ***********************************
>
> ABSTRACT SELECTION
>
> Each abstract is blind reviewed by 5 reviewers from a panel of
> approximately 80 international scholars. Further information about the
> review process is available at:
> http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/reviewprocess.html
>
> Acknowledgment of receipt of the abstract will be sent by email as
> soon as possible after receipt. Notice of acceptance or rejection will
> be sent to first authors only, in early August, by email.
> Pre-registration materials and preliminary schedule will be available
> in late August 2005.
>
> If your abstract is accepted, you will need to submit a 150-word
> abstract including title, author(s) and affiliation(s) for inclusion
> in the conference handbook. Guidelines will be provided along with
> notification of acceptance.
>
> Abstracts accepted as papers will be invited for publication in the
> BUCLD Proceedings. Abstracts accepted as posters will be invited for
> publication online only, but not in the printed version.
>
> All conference papers will be selected on the basis of abstracts
> submitted. Although each abstract will be evaluated individually, we
> will attempt to honor requests to schedule accepted papers together in
> group sessions. No schedule changes will be possible once the schedule
> is set. Scheduling requests for religious reasons only must be made
> before the review process is complete (i.e. at the time of
> submission). A space is provided on the abstract submission webform to
> specify such requests.
>
> ***********************************
>
> FURTHER INFORMATION
>
> Information regarding the conference may be accessed at
> http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/APPLIED/BUCLD/
>
> Boston University Conference on Language Development
> 96 Cummington Street, Room 244
> Boston, MA 02215
> U.S.A.
>
> Telephone: (617) 353-3085
> E-mail:
>
> ***********************************
>

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Tamara Warhol
PhD Student
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
warholt at dolphin.upenn.edu